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“The greater tragedy of our world is not the victims of cruelty, but that so many of those victims would, given the opportunity, stand in the shoes of their oppressors and wield the same whip with equal enthusiasm.”
― Mark Lawrence, The Book That Broke the World

“Wisdom is difficult to write down, harder to find amid the ocean of the unwise, and, when found, next to impossible to learn from a page. The wisdom to use knowledge must be earned rather than given. That takes time.”
― Mark Lawrence, The Book That Broke the World

“I’ve found that some smells are strings tied around memories. When you catch certain scents, those strings pull taut.”
― Raven Kennedy, Glint

“It turns out that the most important lesson that history teaches us is that history should not teach us. Lessons should be learned, not taught. Wisdom has to be earned, and no number of words can wrap the gift of knowledge sufficiently to keep it safe from misuse. The definition of madness is repeating the same action and expecting a different result.”
― Mark Lawrence, The Book That Broke the World